Preying on Americans‘ two greatest fears—Muslims with explosives and paying more than three dollars a gallon for gasoline—The Kingdom tries to be a lot of things. There are the mystery elements, the thriller elements, the police procedural elements, and the social commentary elements. By the time it all wraps up, all are overwhelmed by the […]
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Charles in Charge
The Kingdom Talks Pop and Porn
ONE DUDE SAT INSIDE Wimpy’s on NW 21st. White T-shirt. Blond hair. Hip eyeglasses. Messenger bag. Unassuming features. It was Chuck Westmoreland, leader of the Kingdom, who celebrate the release of K1 (Arena Rock), their first full-length, Thursday, September 21, at the Doug Fir—appropriately enough, with a CD release show. We met at Wimpy’s to […]
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Forever 21
The Kingdom Takes Author Back
I’VE ONLY HEARD songs from the Kingdom’s forthcoming CD once, last week, as keyboardist (and frequent Mercury contributor) Jenna Roadman played me a rough, unmixed song sampler on her Discman at a local bar. She checked her email as I sat silently listening to this preliminary draft of the as-of-yet-untitled, no-release-date CD. I’m sure that […]